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MALNUTRITION ON THE COAST AND PERUVIAN JUNGLE

DEFINITIONDEFINITION

CAUSESCAUSES

CONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES

STATISTICSSTATISTICS

EDITORIAL

What is the cost of hunger? Do we know what the social and economic impact of malnutrition in Peru?

For many it is simply the lack of food, which is

reflected in a lower weight or height. However, the costs to the country are many. Peru is one of the

countries with highest prevalence of chronic malnutrition in South

America

EDITORIAL

DEFINITION OF MALNUTRITION

According to the severity of symptoms, the disease can be divided into first, second

and even third degree

The term malnutrition refers to a pathological condition caused by lack of intake or absorption of nutrients.

DEFINITION OF MALNUTRITION

However, there are other more serious cases, where the consequences can be

irreversible

Sometimes, the disorder can be mild and occur without symptoms, an inadequate or unbalanced diet.

PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS IN LATIN AMERICA

Peru is ranked 21 out of 25 countries.

We're just better than Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras and Guatemala.

31.829.6

25.8 25.426.7

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

1992 1993-1994 1996 2000 2004 2005 2008*

EMERGENCY IN PERU

Malnutrition was a significant reduction between 1992 and 1996.

Since then there have been marginal progress, although in the last three years achieved a reduction of almost 3 points.

Prevalence of chronic malnutrition in children under five years

31

29.529.21

27.5

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

2000 2005 2007 2008*

EMERGENCY IN PERUNew standar OMS

The estimate with the new standard is even more daunting: in Peru, Nearly one in three children under five is

malnourished chronic. the situation has not improved significantly since 2000: the

rate has fallen by only 3.5 points.

Prevalencia de desnutrición crónica en niños menores de cinco años

STADISTICALS

DATA

Indicators of malnutrition for children under five years, according to geographical area, 2007. Standard (WHO)

SOURCE: INEI - Demographic and Family Health, DHS 2007

We see that on the coast, La Libertad has 31.2% of total chronic malnutrition and 10.5% of severe chronic malnutrition, followed by Piura has 29.8% and 8, 2% respectively.

In the jungle, in the department of Amazonas, a little more than a third of children under five are chronically malnourished Total (37.2%) and 12.0% severe chronic malnutrition

Indicators

Chronic malnutrition in Peru, by geographic region 2010

Source: Map of chronic malnutrition in children under five at the provincial and district 2009 - INEI

According to data recorded by the INEI 2010, in terms of natural regions, evidenced a higher percentage in the region of the Sierra (27.6%), followed by jungle (21.7%) and the coast (10.3%).

CAUSES

continuous infectious diseases

malnourished mother

malnourished adult

infant mortality and

school

malnourished newborn

malnourished child

causes of malnutrition

for lack of knowledge of the basic rules of safety

inadequate and insufficient food intake

causes of malnutrition

In the study area there are no programs dedicated to providing guidance on the necessary power, as there

is only glass of milk.

causes of malnutrition

Lack of health services

There is no health center

responsible for providing the

necessary support and guidance to mothers in charge of

family support

lack of safe water and basic sanitation

causes of malnutrition

lack of sewerage and unconcern of

government

low educational level

Lack of information.

The mothers in charge of cooking with very young and

generally do not have the necessary guidance

causes of malnutrition in Peru

economic deficiency in families

Parents do not have a stable job and economic status in households is

quite low.

causes of malnutrition in Peru

CONSEQUENCES OF

MALNUTRITION

Peru is one of the countries with the highest prevalences of chronic malnutrition in all of South America

This situation increases the risk of illness and death and inhibits the cognitive and physical development of girls and boys

affecting their health status of chronically and their productive potential future, with economic and social consequences for the person, family, community and country.

THE EFFECTS

1. IN HEALTH: Malnutrition at an early age predisposes people to an increased risk of diseases such as

acute diarrhea, acute respiratory infection and anemia, as well as death (in 1941 and in 2005, just over 1.7 million children five have died from causes associated with malnutrition).

These differences are indicators in relation to the gaps of job opportunity and income between some and others.

2. IN EDUCATION: The undernourished population shows a smaller proportion of students that reach complete secondary (27 %) with respect to non-malnourished

patients (76 % ).

3. In productivity: has a negative impact on the productive capacity of a country. The 1.24 million children under five who died due to malnutrition would have formed part of the population of working age (PET).

This is equivalent to 1,916 million hours of work.

Policies to improve malnutrition.

4.2.- Make constant power campaigns.

4.1.- Organize programs which provides lectures on nutrition

Policies to improve malnutrition.

4.3.- Implement one or more kitchens.

4.4.-Ongoing health campaigns, in order to detect

time combat malnutrition.

4.5.- Making schools where parents are assessed and nutrition classes dictate.

 

 

4.6.-Organize programs which controls and monitors the process until the birth of the baby.

4.7.- Offer management of municipal management of food

and nutrition programs..

 

 

4.8 Make food security projects in the area.

4.10.-Monitoring the nutritional status of the population, in particular higher groups risk: mothers and children.

4.11 Preventive measures for disease control specific nutritional.

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